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A new report by the WWF finds 60% losses in vertebrate populations since 1970.
Vast ‘underwater meadows’ would lock up lots of carbon.
Geometric icebergs can form around Antarctica, although such a perfect rectangle is unusual.
Kenya must address the needs and priorities of the oil sector in regards to environment, health and safety.
Convincing people to see and appreciate the threats posed by climate change is one of the great challenges of our day. Insurers may be able to succeed where scientists and educators have failed.
Rapid environmental decline is a major threat, yet education is not mobilised to empower children. Fortunately, many initiatives explore how to make students actors of the ecological transition.
William Nordhaus showed that the market offers the best chance for preventing global catastrophe form climate change.
Footprints get people thinking about their own impact, but for water the analogy simply doesn’t work.
Planting trees is a popular way for companies to clean up their image. Unfortunately, it may cause more problems than it solves.
A disc-golf boom is coinciding with a ball-golf bust.
All too often the media buzz is centred around the managed honeybee, at the expense of other wild bee species.
The cruel link between economics and animal welfare.
A lesser known aspect of bogs is their remarkable potential to preserve both environmental and archaeological records.
The late Sen. John McCain was an early – and lonely – Republican supporter of action to fight climate change. His challenge was to regulate sources of energy that underlie much of our economy.
Uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment will severely exacerbate the impacts of climate change. As shown with tragic floods in India, our cities are not prepared for extreme events.
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart’s ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions of budget-conscious customers – a plan that began with the birth of a granddaughter.
Plastic bags are commonly mistaken for food by sea animals. They require a lot of energy and resources to be made, and have caused floods in some countries.
Tech fixes to environmental problems are guaranteed to grab attention, but real change for the planet requires community organising.
South African soldiers reported that environmental education and training programmes instilled environmentally friendly behaviour in them.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Applied Ecology, University of Reading
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
